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What is Speed Climbing? The Basics You Need to Know
When a group of kids gets together, it's virtually guaranteed they will eventually challenge each other to a race. Similarly, if you put a group of kids together in a climbing gym, it won't be long before someone says, "Race you to the top!" It's only natural then that one of the many styles of ...
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Everything You Need to Know About Buying an Auto Belay
Auto belays have been shown to have many benefits when used at climbing walls. They help introduce beginners to climbing, offer opportunities for learning new climbing skills such as belaying, lead climbing, and rappelling, and have been shown to help increase membership. There are a number of ...
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Getting Started with Auto Belays at Your Climbing Wall
Adding auto belays to your climbing wall can have a huge impact on your business, and they are easy to install and operate. But how do you get started with auto belays? We put together the basics that you need to know when adding TRUBLUE Auto Belays and where to go from there. These tips will also ...
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Expert Advice on Learning How to Lead Climb in the Gym
When you are a beginner learning to climb, you'll spend most of your time climbing with auto belays, top-rope climbing, or bouldering. These climbing styles are great when you are learning the basics of climbing technique and belaying skills. Once you are confident on a top-rope, it's time to take ...
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Developing a Business Strategy for Your Climbing Gym
The climbing gym is a modern-day playground for adults, but it's more than just play for everyone involved. Just like climbers take their sport seriously, gym owners don't play around when it comes to their business. They have to balance the books just like anybody else. In this post, we'll cover ...
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Expert Advice for Rock Climbing Endurance Training
Chris Wall is a highly recognized trainer and coach who works at the Boulder Rock Club as head trainer and coaching director. He has been sharing his experience with climbers of all abilities for over 20 years. Chris earned a master's degree is exercise physiology and is a NSCA Certified Strength ...
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Tips for Taking a Beginner Rock Climbing (AKA Getting Your Friends Hooked on Climbing)
It's fun to share your favorite activities with friends and family, and as climbers, we want to introduce everyone in our life to the vertical playground. Climbing is a lifelong sport that welcomes people of all abilities, but that doesn't mean it's easy to do or easy to get started. You want to ...
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Climbing Questions Answered: What is Belaying Anyway?
Ascending up a 30 foot wall or hanging on the edge of a 100 foot cliff, rock climbing is our way of defying gravity and experiencing a challenge beyond the ordinary day to day. Climbing is an exhilarating and difficult sport that of course comes with some complex equipment and intricate techniques ...
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Best of 2016: Rock Climbing Gym Ideas
Gyms are coming up with creative ways to engage their members in the gym and on social media. We've collected a few of our favorite rock climbing gym ideas from across the world to share with you. Take these ideas, add your own flavor, build off them and maybe we'll see you on this list for ...
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Winter is Coming! How to Stay Psyched on Climbing
The winter chill is settling in and fewer days are warm enough to climb or recreate outside. As we spend more time pulling plastic, you're probably wondering how to stay focused and psyched on climbing. We have a few ideas to mix up your climbing routine and to keep your psych tank topped off. ...
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